The population is shrinking slower than in Hulst. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Hulst, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Buitengebied Graauw is €347,000, 13% higher than in Hulst (€308,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 29%, against a rise of 36% in Hulst. 96% of the homes are owner-occupied, 22 percentage points more than in Hulst (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€347,000
▲13% higher than Hulst (€308,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Hulst (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲22 percentage points higher than Hulst (74%)
Social housing
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Hulst (18%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (7%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Hulst (90%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼15 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hulst (17%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hulst (15%)
Average WOZ value
€347,000
▲13% higher than Hulst (€308,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+29%
▼lower than Hulst (+36%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲22 percentage points higher than Hulst (74%)
Social housing
0%
▼18 percentage points lower than Hulst (18%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (7%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲10 percentage points higher than Hulst (90%)
Built 1975–1991
5%
▼15 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼10 percentage points lower than Hulst (17%)
Built 1965–1974
8%
▼7 percentage points lower than Hulst (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 29% between 2021 and 2025, to €347,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€347,000▲ 13% above Hulst
+29% since 2021
Hulst +36%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€354 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€354/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
169 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €347,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€124NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€29€30
Sewage levy€28€22
Waste levy€26€27
Costs to set aside€230
Maintenance reserve€215–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Hulst's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 197th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 169 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €347,000.
Levies: Hulst's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Buitengebied Graauw has the highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Graauw.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €347,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Buitengebied Graauw
347,000
127
–
Kern Graauw
266,000
332
–
Paal
231,000
68
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 96% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied96%
Private rent3%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
100% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes100%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
59% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of Hulst.
Before 194558.7%
1945-196415.1%
1965-19747.9%
1975-19914.8%
1992-20057.1%
2006-20154%
2016 and later2.4%
Explanation
Based on 126 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Hulst average.
In 2025, 16 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buitengebied Graauw, 43% lower than in Hulst (28). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 4%, against a fall of 14% in Hulst. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼43% lower than Hulst (28)
Change since 2021
+4%
▲higher than Hulst (-14%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
16
▼43% lower than Hulst (28)
Change since 2021
+4%
▲higher than Hulst (-14%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Buitengebied Graauw registered 16 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 28 in the municipality of Hulst.
Buitengebied Graauw16
The municipality of Hulst28
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Buitengebied Graauw is 'Theft and burglary': 4.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 6.7 in the municipality of Hulst.
Buitengebied GraauwHulst
Theft and burglary4.1
Hulst 6.7▼ −39% vs Hulst
Vandalism and public order4.1
Hulst 3.5▲ +17% vs Hulst
Traffic4.1
Hulst 7.3▼ −44% vs Hulst
Environmental4.1
Hulst 0.4▲ +925% vs Hulst
Violence and threats0.0
Hulst 3.7▼ −100% vs Hulst
Fraud and scams0.0
Hulst 4.1▼ −100% vs Hulst
Other and withheld0.0
Hulst 2.1▼ −100% vs Hulst
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Buitengebied Graauw registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Hulst average; green space is below the Hulst average.
An estimated 75% of adults in Buitengebied Graauw rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Hulst. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 42%), but fewer are overweight (52% against 56%), fewer feel lonely (48% against 50%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 46%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Buitengebied Graauw, covering 96% of the area, against 60% in Hulst.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hulst (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Hulst (13%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hulst (42%)
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (56%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
96%
▲36 percentage points higher than Hulst (60%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (12%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
▲4 percentage points higher than Hulst (71%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
0%
▼13 percentage points lower than Hulst (13%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hulst (42%)
Overweight
52%
▼4 percentage points lower than Hulst (56%)
Lonely
48%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (50%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Hulst (46%)
Agriculture, share of the area
96%
▲36 percentage points higher than Hulst (60%)
Water, share of the area
1%
▼19 percentage points lower than Hulst (20%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼12 percentage points lower than Hulst (12%)
Health
An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 71% in the municipality of Hulst (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Hulst
Good self-rated health
74.9%
70.9%
Smokes
14.7%
15.4%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
6.1%
Overweight
52.4%
55.6%
Lonely
47.9%
50.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.8%
45.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.6%
42.1%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
0.4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 13% in the municipality of Hulst.
Traffic1.7%
Built-up0.4%
Agriculture96.3%
Forest and nature0.4%
Water1.2%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 2200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
5,300 m
–
GP practice
5,000 m
–
Primary school
2,200 m
–
Daycare
2,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking slower than the Hulst average.
Buitengebied Graauw has 240 inhabitants (2026), or 13 per km² (90% lower than in Hulst). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 6%, against a fall of 1% in Hulst. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Hulst was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Hulst (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Hulst
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Hulst (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
40%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hulst (29%)
Married
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hulst (44%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hulst (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hulst (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-6%
▼lower than Hulst (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Hulst
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-2%
▼lower than Hulst (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
40%
▲11 percentage points higher than Hulst (29%)
Married
52%
▲8 percentage points higher than Hulst (44%)
Dutch origin
73%
▲7 percentage points higher than Hulst (66%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
50%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hulst (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 6% between 2021 and 2026, to 240.
Residents, 2026
240
-6% since 2021
Hulst -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 13 residents per km², this buurt is 90% less densely populated than the municipality of Hulst.
Residents per km²13
Dwellings per km²6.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 20.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
40% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1525
15 to 2520
25 to 4555
45 to 6595
65 to 8035
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
52% of residents are married.
Never married95
Married125
Divorced15
Widowed5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
73% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands175
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)60
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
50% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-490
Higher professional, university90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Hulst; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Hulst voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HulstThe Netherlands
D66
12.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
24%
16.7%
VVD
15.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
7.8%
12.8%
CDA
15.7%
11.8%
JA21
6.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.4%
4.5%
BBB
5.2%
2.6%
Other
7.4%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Buitengebied Graauw has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 23% higher than in Hulst (1.3). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points more than in Hulst (18%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
42%
▲31 percentage points higher than Hulst (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hulst (19%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hulst (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Hulst (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hulst (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−4 pp
▼lower than Hulst (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (88%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (0%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (2%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
42%
▲31 percentage points higher than Hulst (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
8%
▼11 percentage points lower than Hulst (19%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
8%
▼8 percentage points lower than Hulst (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲23% higher than Hulst (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
20%
▲2 percentage points higher than Hulst (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
−4 pp
▼lower than Hulst (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲5 percentage points higher than Hulst (88%)
Lodging, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Hulst (0%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Hulst (2%)
Private rent
3%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
96%
▲39 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
100%
▲37 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij25
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening10
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Hulst (2025).
Petrol80%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 24% to 20% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
20%▲ 2 percentage points above Hulst (18%)
-4 pp since 2021
Hulst +4 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 175 passenger cars and 15 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars175
Motorcycles15
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential92.6%
Retail0.7%
Assembly0.7%
Industrial4.4%
Lodging1.5%
Other2.2%
Explanation
Based on 136 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
13 residents per km²: 98% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²13
NL 539▼ −98% vs NL
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings96%
NL 57%▲ +68% vs NL
Single-family dwellings100%
NL 63%▲ +59% vs NL
Average WOZ value€347,000
NL €398,000▼ −13% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026